REQUIRED COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

(a) The department shall ensure that, at a minimum, the following services are available in each service area: (1) 24-hour emergency screening and rapid crisis stabilization services; (2) community-based crisis residential services or hospitalization; (3) community-based assessments, including the development of interdisciplinary treatment plans and diagnosis and evaluation services; (4) medication-related services, including medication clinics, laboratory monitoring, medication education, mental health maintenance education, and the provision of medication; and (5) psychosocial rehabilitation programs, including social support activities, independent living skills, and vocational training. (b) The department shall arrange for appropriate community-based services to be available in each service area for each person discharged from a department facility who is in need of care. (c) To the extent that resources are available, the department shall: (1) ensure that the services listed in this section are available for children, including adolescents, as well as adults, in each service area; (2) emphasize early intervention services for children, including adolescents, who meet the department's definition of being at high risk of developing severe emotional disturbances or severe mental illnesses; and (3) ensure that services listed in this section are available for defendants required to submit to mental health treatment under Article 17.032, 42A.104, or 42A.506, Code of Criminal Procedure.